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Rune-stone Kälvesten, Ög8, L2009:2488 in Västra Stenby parish, Motala municipality

Rune-stone Kälvesten, Ög8, L2009:2488 in Västra Stenby parish, Motala municipality
Photo: Line Jacklin

Runic inscription

§A stikuR (') karþi kubl þ(a)^(u) aft auint sunu sin ' sa fial austr §B miR aiuisli ' uikikR faþi auk| |krimulfR

Inscription

§A stikuR (') karþi kubl þ(a)^(u) aft auint sunu sin ' sa fial austr §B miR aiuisli ' uikikR faþi auk| |krimulfR

Translation

§A Stigr/Styggr made these monuments in memory of Eyvindr, his son. He fell in the east §B with Eivísl. Víkingr coloured and Grímulfr.

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Rune-stone Kälvesten, Ög8, L2009:2488 in Västra Stenby parish, Motala municipality

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Facts

Monument number L2009:2488
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Västra Stenby 9:1
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granite
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Damage
County Östergötland
Municipality Motala
Parish Västra Stenby
Coordinates 58.4850555, 15.048952
Sources
Most of the factual information in Runkartan comes from the Swedish National Heritage Board’s Fornsök data and from the Scandinavian Runic Text Database. The maps come from OpenStreetMap and Leaflet.js. The photographs were taken by the credited photographers.